Hydrocarbon-burner.



No. 738,178. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908 0. H. GEORGE. HYDROGARBONVBURNER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 196.2.

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UNITED STATES Tatented September 8, 1909;.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES IIENTZ GEORGE, OF YOAKUM, TEXAS.

HYDROCARBON-BUR\ ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,178, dated September 8, 1903.

Application filed November 24, 1902. Serial No. 132,639. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, CHARLES HENTZ GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yoakum, in the county of Dewitt and State ofTeXas, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to hydrocarbon-burners, and has for its object to providea device of this class which is particularly adapted to be used in stoves, both heating and cooking.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the class which is simple in construction, easy of operation, and composed of a minimum number of parts.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of this class which may be attached to any stove.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction of the burner and particularly in the cap.

Myinvent-ion also consists in-certain other novel features of construction and in combinations of parts, which will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a heating-stove, the front being broken away in order to show the burner in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the heater. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the same, and Fig. 4 is a detail of the retort.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in which- 1 is a stove, which may be of any style or construction, either heating or cooking, and 2 is the burner. An opening 3 of any desired shape is made in the stove, but preferably round, and a cap 4, provided with an inwardly-extending ann ular flange 5, is adapted to be inserted in the said opening. A flange G limits the entrance of the said cap. The face of the cap is provided with two openings 7 and 8 for the pipes 9 and 10, and a hollow cone 11 is formed in the centerof the said cap, said cone extending within the stove a short distance beyond the annular flange 5. Below said cone is an opening 12, which carries the drip-pan 13, having an outer wall 14 at its outer end, its inner end being open. The pipe 10 leads from an oil-tank suitably located (not shown) and is provided with a cook 15 for regulating the flow of the oil. Said pipe 10 enters the opening 8 in the cap 4 and passes into the stove or fire-box. One end of the retort 16 is coupled to said pipe 10 just beyond the annular flange 5, said retort being preferably cylindrical in cross-section, but of a larger diameter than the pipe 10. The retort extends, preferably horizontally, almost to the opposite side of the fire-box, where it is turned back upon itself and coupled to the pipe 9, as shown in Fig. 3. Said pipe 9 passes out through the cap 4: and extends downwardly and enters the interior of the cone 11, ending at a point at substantially the center of the cone. The extreme end of pipe 9 is somewhat contracted, or a nozzle may be attached to said pipe, so asto jet the gas. It will be noticed that I provide a cook 18 on said pipe 9 for the purpose of regulating the flow of gas from the retort.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention, its operation is as follows:

When it is desired to start the burner, the cock 18-is opened, and the cook 15 in the pipe 10 is also opened to allow the oil to pass from the tank through the retort and out from the end or nozzle of the pipe 9. Said oil drips from the pipe into the interior of the cone 11, which from the position of said cone causes the oil to run off the same and into the pan 13 on the outer side of the stove. The inner end of the said pan being open, the oil runs onto the floor of the fire-box.

The advantage of this construction is most evident, as it allows the operator to see the oil as it passes into the fire-box and regulate the quantity thereof by cock 15. Otherwise it would be a question of guesswork, which would invariably mean either a waste of oil or an insufficient quantity. The oil having been run into the fire-box, the same is lighted, which heats the retort. A sufficient quantity of oil for this purpose only should be run into the fire-box. Any excess is mere waste, while an insufficient quantity would necessitate a further running of the oil. When the retort becomes sufiiciently heated, the gas is generated therein and the cook 18 is opened, which jets the same through the cone 11 into the stove beneath the retort. The burning oil in the fire-box instantly ignites the jet of gas, and the burner is in operation, sending into the stove a jet of flame, which heats the whole interior of the stove and generates the oil passing through the retort into gas. It will be noticed that the cone 11 causes perfect combustion of the gas, asthe flame starts from the inner end of the cone, while the oxygen of the air rushes in around the nozzle and com mingles with the gasat the point of combustion. The cone 11, besides producing this result, acts as a guard or protector for the pipes 9 and 10 within the fire-box and shields them from the direct contact with the flame. The annular flange 5 also protects the parts within the cap from the flame necessary to start'the burner.

Having thus described my invention, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction herein set forth, as various slight changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art which would fall and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination with a stove provided with an opening therein, of a cap adapted to enter said opening, an inwardly-extending annular flange on said cap, and an outer annular flange thereon, pipes leading through said cap, a retort coupled to said pipes, a hollow cone formed on said cap, a drip-pan passing through said cap, the end of the pipe leading from said retort entering said cone, substantially as described.

2. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination with a stove provided with an opening therein, of a cap adapted to enter said opening, pipe-openings in said cap, a hollow cone formed on said cap, a drip-pan carried by said cap, a retort within said stove, a pipe leading therefrom and entering said hollow cone, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENTZ GEORGE.

WVitnesses:

T. A. HUNTER, DURELL MILLER. 

